Hearing Devices for SSD
CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids Explained
How CROS and BiCROS aids route sound from the deaf side to the hearing ear, and who benefits.
7 min read
Hearing in noise, explained
Why noisy places are hard to hear in, and what helps
Restaurants, classrooms, meetings and parties make speech hard to follow. Our clear, well-reviewed articles explain why, what can help, and what the evidence actually says.
Our focus: single-sided deafness (SSD)
With SSD, one ear hears well and the other hears little or nothing. Without two ears to compare, the brain loses its main tools for locating sounds and filtering out background noise. We cover the specific challenges of SSD, along with the devices, strategies and research that matter for living with it.
Know Your Hearing
4 articles
Single-Sided Deafness
What Is Single-Sided Deafness? Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
An overview of single-sided deafness: what it means, why it happens, and how it is diagnosed.
7 min read
How Hearing Works
How Your Ears Pull Voices Out of Noise
How do you follow one friend's voice in a busy restaurant? Your brain combines and compares what your two ears hear in four clever ways. Here's how each one works.
6 min read
Hearing With One Ear
Hearing With One Ear in Noisy Places: Why It's Hard and What Helps.
Why does a restaurant dinner leave you more drained than a full workday? With one hearing ear, your brain works overtime in noise. Here's why, and what helps.
6 min read
Quizzes
2 quizzes
Hearing Devices for SSD
CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids Quiz
Test what you know about CROS and BiCROS hearing aids for single-sided deafness: how they work, what they can and can't do, and how to use one in noisy places.
10 questions
How Hearing Works
How Two Ears Hear in Noise
Test what you know about how two ears work together to pull a voice out of background noise.
12 questions